Non Fiction worksheet

NON-FICTION
(NONFICTN.Eng) 11/9/93
1.What type of non-fiction article is this?
Biography _ _Autobiography _ Essay _ Journal _True Adventure _ Other _ If other, what ? _
Explain your choice _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
.A. Is the article mainly: description _ narration _ _exposition (explaining) _
B. Quote two or three sentences of the main type of writing. (Include the page number.) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
4. Are there any flashbacks in time. Yes _ No _ If yes, what are the time periods involved?_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
A. Main time period and the event. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
B. Flashback time period and the event.(Include page number.) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
5. A. What message does the article have? How does the article convey this? _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
B. Does the author have a different purpose than the message?
Yes _ No _ Explain_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
6. What did you learn about the main characters in the article. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
7. Does any part of this "non-fiction" article seem to be fictional or made up? Yes _ No _
If yes, which part? (Include page) _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
8. A. Does the article show tension (conflict) in the characters?
Yes _ No _ Explain _ _ _ _
B. Does the article cause tension (conflict) in the reader?
Yes _ No _ Explain _ _ _
EXTRA CREDIT:
9. What is the tone or mood of the article? Humorous _ Sad _
Serious _ Tragic _ Satiric _ Other
Explain your choice__